​Blur's Dave Rowntree Elected to Norfolk County Council

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has taken one more step towards going from musician to politician, as he's been elected to Norfolk County Council. He managed to hold the seat in Norwich for the Labour Party, after councillor Burt Bremner stepped down.

Rowntree received 1,173 of the 1,997 votes, earning 59 percent of the ballots cast in yesterday's (May 4) local election. Despite holding the seat for the Labour Party in his ward, the Tories maintained a majority across Norfolk County Council with 55 seats, while Labour have 17 and Liberal Democrats have 11. One seat was earned by an independent.